Lord stands by all those who surrender

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CHENNAI, FEB. 24. ``A cry for protection, be it from a friend or foe,

draws forth My instant response. I declare firmly and resolutely, that

the duty of giving refuge to a tormented soul who seeks My help is

paramount to Me. Should however the person turn inimical to Me, the

tip of My little finger can crush him and any other adversary, however

formidable. Even one who is antagonistic towards Me, who sues for

peace and protection with hands folded in supplication, is entitled to

compassion. Absolute surrender invalidates the merits of the case. It

is My solemn covenant that I stand by anyone who surrenders his all to

Me. Let him take shelter in Me alone as the highest Divinity and I

shall then deliver him from all sins and bondages. He should

thereafter live a life of pure devotion.''

 

These emphatic statements made by God in His incarnation as ordinary

human being moving amidst even common men, bring hope and cheer to

everyone who may feel that having erred in so many ways, he may not be

entitled to approach Him. Many are the paths prescribed in the

scriptures but they may be hard to understand and impossible of

adoption owing to restrictions and observances enjoined for them. The

fruit to be obtained by pursuing them may also be at too great a

distance. Hence the assurances of the Lord, arising from His boundless

mercy, put an end to the sorrows of all those who surrender, pleading

that they are helpless and that He alone should be their saviour.

 

Such a step of taking refuge in Him, adopted without any doubt the

Lord's powers, by anyone makes the Lord assume the responsibility to

save him. After their surrendering at His feet, the penitent should

abide by the scriptural injunctions governing his conduct and

day-to-day activities till the final call comes. Such a procedure will

surely lead him to God's Kingdom, never to come back to this world

of turmoil. There, in His land, he can engage himself in doing service

to the Lord. What more commitment can God give to the men in distress?

 

 

In a discourse, the Jeeyar Swami of the Ahobila Math said, a devotee

should know his relationship with the Supreme Force and digest the

contents of the scriptures (as elaborated by spiritual leaders) and

get rid of the hindrances preventing him from reaching the goal - of

resting in peace after salvation. The Vedas and allied utterances

clearly indicate who alone can deliver him from his sins and lead him

to the Moksha. The remedy is to obtain the grace and favour of the

Supreme Lord, whose clarion call is ``Offer surrender to Me''. While

acknowledging Sriman Narayana's powers to grant reprieve there should

be no hatred against any one else.

 

 

 

 

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